# Accident 20250319002469A: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), Grenada, MS, March 19, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2025, 14:25 local time
- Place: Grenada, MS
- Airport: Grenada Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8324° N, 89.7982° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8324&lon=-89.7982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4455B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4455B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55 (T42A)
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 19,614 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250319002469A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON A VISUAL APPROACH TO GRENADA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (GNF) RUNWAY 13 WITH FOUR SOULS ON BOARD. AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY CENTER, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN CROSSWIND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO LIFT SUDDENLY TO APPROXIMATELY 5' OFF THE GROUND AND THEN SLAM DOWN HARD ON THE RUNWAY FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER SUDDEN LIFT OF 3' AND THEN SLAMMING BACK DOWN AGAIN AT AN ANGLE BREAKING THE NOSE GEAR STRUCTURE AND FLATTENING THE RIGHT MLG TIRE AS WELL. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO SKID ON ITS BELLY FROM RUNWAY CENTERLINE APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS BEFORE COMING TO A REST IN A GRASSY AREA ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINES, FUSELAGE STRUCTURE, AND PROPELLERS DUE TO PROPELLER STRIKES.  TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. BOTH DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL TO HOME ON SAME DAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN25LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA135), Mar 19, 2025: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (N4455B), Grenada, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control while landing in gusty wind conditions resulting in a hard landing and collapse of the nose landing gear.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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